Applications for the 2026 Bingham Seminar are now closed. Applications for the 2028 Bingham Seminar will open during summer 2026.
The Bingham Seminar provides faculty and students a chance to explore a subject not within the university's regular course offerings and to do so on-site, as the Gaines Center provides funding to offset the cost of travel, either in the US or abroad. The Seminar meets according to a regular course pattern during the spring 2026 semester, with the travel portion taking place over spring break, or early in May following finals week.
BASED ON AN ENROLLMENT OF 10 STUDENTS: THE GAINES CENTER PROVIDES:
For FACULTY:
$4,000 research and study grant
Up to $2,000 of travel expenses
Up to $2,000 towards a special Thomas D. Clark Lecturer
for STUDENTS
$1,000 travel scholarship per student
The Gaines Center also offers funding to invite a special lecturer to help further enrich the experience. This lecturer may speak with the course, but must also host a lecture that is free and open to the public.